Oregon St. has received a verbal commitment from Langston Morris-Walker from Berkeley High in Berkeley, CA. Morris-Walker, rated a three star recruit by both Scout.com and Rivals.com, is a 6'5", 200 lb. small forward noted for his versatility, with the ability to handle the ball and defend on the perimeter, while still having the explosiveness to attack the basket inside.

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Morris-Walker, who visited Corvallis over the Labor Day weekend, chose the Beavers over UTEP, shortly after visiting El Paso last weekend. San Francisco, St. Marys, & UC Santa Barbara had also made scholarship offers to him.

"It's always been my dream to play in the Pac-12," Morris-Walker told the San Jose Mercury-News. "The chance came, and I had to jump on it. There's so many great people up there, it's such a great town." (Coach Craig Robinson) is "...a good person, someone I wanted to be around the next four years. The coaching staff and players are such high-character people."

He becomes the third recruit Oregon St. head coach Craig Robinson has landed for the 2012 incoming class, joining Jarmal Reid and Maika Ostling.

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